Montgomery Catholic Students Qualify for Duke 7th grade Talent Search Program

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is proud to announce 17 students who have qualified for the Duke Talent Identification Program.

The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies 7th graders in sixteen states in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest who have scored at the 95th percentile or above on a grade-level achievement test. These students are invited to participate in the Duke TIP 7th Grade Talent Search and take either the SAT or the ACT.

Montgomery Catholic students who have qualified for the Duke TIP program are Gaten Armstrong, Paige Barranco, Henry Beesley, Michael Cordero, Marissa Craig, AJ Dragotta, Ann Faulkner, Sean Federspill, Brianna Foley, Stephen Holdorf, Amanda Jones, Ashley Karst, Mary Janet McLaughlin, Olivia Nobles, Bridgit Rossi, Allyson Taylor, and Maggie Ward.

Pictured: Montgomery Catholic's Duke TIP Program qualifiers row 1: Ann Faulkner, Olivia Nobles, Maggie Ward, Bridgit Rossi, and Amanda Jones. Row 2: Brianna Foley, Allyson Taylor, Paige Barranco, Stephen Holdorf, Henry Beesley, Michael Cordero, Sean Federspill, Gaten Armstrong, Marissa Craig, Mary Janet McLaughlin, and Ashley Karst. not pictured: AJ Dragotta.

Montgomery Catholic team wins Goodwyn, Mills, & Cawood Can-Structure Competition

Montgomery Catholic students "canned" the competition on September 19 to win first place at the Can-Structure Social Design Competion hosted by Goodwyn, Mills, & Cawood held at the Shoppes at East Chase in Montgomery. Montgomery Catholic's team also took home the "viewer's choice" trophy.

Groups of high school students from Loveless Academic Magnet Program, Trinity Presbyterian School, George Washington Carver High School, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School, Brewbaker Technology Magnet, Sidney Lanier High School, Montgomery Academy, and Jefferson Davis High School built structures from donated canned goods on Saturday, September 19th.

Each team began building their structures at 8:00 a.m. and had until 5:00 p.m. to complete the project. The awards ceremony for best design and viewer's choice winners were announced at 5:30 p.m. The structures will be on display in the former Buzz shop at the Shoppes at East Chase through September 26. All canned goods will be donated to the Montgomery Area Food Bank.

Montgomery Catholic's team created a giant soup can with over 800 individual cans, color coordinating the can down to the label. Montgomery Catholic's can-structure design team members are Chance Williams, Barbara Bradley, Cathy Ranieri, Lexie Segrest, Hayden Ellis, and Courtney Hamilton. Mrs. Kathy O'Connor and Dr. Joe Profio are the faculty sponsors.

Pictured: Goodwyn, Mills, & Cawood's Can-Structure Design and Viewer's Choice Award winners from Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School are Chance Williams, Barbara Bradley, Cathy Ranieri, Lexie Segrest, Hayden Ellis, and Courtney Hamilton.

Montgomery Catholic Students on the Eagle Scout Trail

Three Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School students soar toward the highest rank attainable with the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Award. Recent graduate Michael Jones and senior John Petters were awarded the honor of Eagle Scout over the summer. Sophomore Josh Stark is currently working on his Eagle Award. The honor of Eagle Scout is a title which is held for life, "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle."

Requirements for the Eagle award include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating scout spirit, service, and leadership. This includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages. Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and a badge that visibly recognizes their accomplishments.

Michael Jones, a 2009 Montgomery Catholic graduate, earned his Eagle Scout award by creating a memorial garden around the flagpole on the front lawn of Montgomery Catholic's Middle and High School Campus. Michael is a freshman at Auburn University.

John Petter's Eagle project included several housekeeping chores in the gardens at Seaton Haven. Broken concrete was replaced, sidewalk railing was restored, a prayer garden was refurbished, and the garden was cleaned of overgrown weeds/bush. John's Eagle Award was formally presented in July 09. Petters continues to serve Troop 4 as an assistant ScoutMaster.

Josh Stark's Eagle service project was the design and construction of Reading Lofts for all three of the Kindergarten classrooms at Montgomery Catholic's St Bede Campus. Joshua worked tirelessly ALL summer long to get the lofts completed before school began. The lofts are 4 foot by 6 foot, with a fully carpeted "upstairs" and full staircase with handrails. Funding was provided by by generous donations from Knights of Columbus Council's from St. Bede council # 893, Holy Spirit council #12150 and St. Bede PTC.

Happy Birthday to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"!

Kindergarten students at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School completed their unit on the books of author Eric Carle, whose book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" celebrates it's 40th year of publication.

Students in Mrs. Debbie Redden's class created thier own "Very Hungry Caterpillars" from ladies stockings, potting soil, and rapid-growth grass seed. Pictured are Montgomery Catholic Kindergarten students with their "Very Hungry Caterpillar" with the book by Eric Carle.

Montgomery Catholic Elects Middle School SGA Officers

Middle school students at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School recently elected their Student Government Association (SGA) officers for the 2009-2010 school year.

Officers for the Middle School SGA must be enrolled in eighth grade and run a week-long election campaign. The officers are elected by the entire seventh and eighth grade student body.

Montgomery Catholic's SGA officers for the Middle School are President Sarabeth Parker, Vice President James Sherman, Secretary William Ravelo, and Chaplain Mason Shell.

Pictured: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School's 2009-2010 Middle School SGA Officers Vice President James Sherman, President Sarabeth Parker, Chaplain Mason Shell, and Secretary William Ravelo.